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Summary of Contents for MHUB S

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide Stacking MHUB S 1 ...

Page 2: ...ed First Boot To complete this step you will require our app uControl to scan your network find your devices and initialise them one by one I m using a Control System why should I do this It is important to carry out this step as it registers the Extended Warranty for the owner and connects your MHUB s to HDA Cloud for improved customer support and troubleshooting analysis This step also instructs...

Page 3: ... steps 11 Sanity check hardware and connections 11 Ensure that the Zone Processor is on and connected to LAN 11 Make sure uControl is on the latest software 11 Launch uControl 11 SCREENSHOT 11 Select the Stack option 11 SCREENSHOT 11 Tell uControl what ZP will become your Controller 11 SCREENSHOT 11 IMPORTANT STEP Add devices to your stack and setting their Stack Layer 11 SCREENSHOT 11 uControl wi...

Page 4: ...Setup is complete 12 Customise your system 12 Image Gallery 13 Select your Controller 13 Select the Stack option 13 Setting the Stack ID and adding to the Stack 14 4 ...

Page 5: ...er by a Connection For example if you had four MHUB S systems stacked together then you would start with the Foundation Layer Layer S1 then the second MHUB S Layer S2 followed by the third MHUB S Layer S3 and finally the fourth MHUB S Layer S4 IR Cascade MHUB S supports infrared IR passback from a display receiver connected to one MHUB system to be passed to another MHUB through a process called I...

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Page 7: ...ential to building a stack Stacking is made possible by two ports on the rear of each MHUB S 1 The Mirror OUT port This port mirrors any HDMI signal connected to the Source IN port directly below it Connecting the Mirror OUT port to the Source IN port on another MHUB S must be next in the Stack Layer will make that video available on the new MHUB S device see page 7 2 Stack IR IN Stack IR OUT port...

Page 8: ...angement in your network then the app will offer you the option to configure the collection of devices as a stacked system and will set the MHUBs into stacked mode At the same time the ZP will be instructed to change into Controller mode and when this happens any on board IO present on the ZP CEC IR RS232 ports will cease to function For best results HDA recommends that the ZP is connected to the ...

Page 9: ... naming Connections IoT switching uControl pack installation and Sequences are now all done on the ZP rather than the individual MHUB devices When the MHUB is in operation uControl communicates with the ZP only and the ZP translates that command into an appropriate instruction for the target MHUB to execute 9 ...

Page 10: ...8x24 wiring diagram video only 10 ...

Page 11: ...on S2 for all 8 ports This is repeated again on S3 Stacking rules 1 Any input served from a Mirror Out port must match the Source IN port identifier You can not switch port IDs eg Mirror 1 to Input 4 2 A Connection can only be defined between incremental Stacking Layers S1 to S2 to S3 and so on It is not possible to jump between devices for example S1 to S3 11 ...

Page 12: ...8x24 wiring diagram cabling for IR Cascade 12 ...

Page 13: ...2 and finally S1 It is not possible to jump between devices for example S3 to S1 4 The Source IR Stacking Cable is 50cm 1 64ft 5 All Source IR OUT ports have two modes Local and Passthrough If the port is set to Local then any IR received from a stacked MHUB will be transmitted on the receiving MHUB If the port mode is Passthrough then the IR signal will be transported off that MHUB down the Stack...

Page 14: ...system in Standalone mode or Stack Select Stack SCREENSHOT 6 Tell uControl what ZP will become your Controller If you have more than one ZP in your Stack then uControl will ask which device you would like to convert into your Controller If you are unsure which device to pick there is a magnifying glass icon which will make ZP s main LED flash so that you can be sure of your choice 7 IMPORTANT STEP...

Page 15: ...n friendly name that you can recognise easily SCREENSHOT 11 Define Connections During this step you will be telling the ZP how each MHUB is connected to one another SCREENSHOT 12 Name Inputs Give each one of your video source inputs a name that you can recognise easily SCREENSHOT 13 Create Zones A Zone is a space in your property like a boardroom living room bedroom or gym Once you have created al...

Page 16: ...Image Gallery Connect to System Select the Stack option 16 ...

Page 17: ...Setting Stack Layer order Accessing uOS 17 ...

Page 18: ...Select uControl Provide a System Names 18 ...

Page 19: ...Select Manual Creating a Connection 19 ...

Page 20: ...Name your devices Create a Zone 20 ...

Page 21: ...Select uControl 21 ...

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